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ShelleySessoms
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Shelley Sessoms is the User Group Liaison and Community Manager in SAS’ Customer Engagement Marketing division. Shelley joined SAS in 2002, and worked as a writer and editor for numerous e-newsletters and magazine articles. In 2007, Shelley moved over to SAS Press as an Acquisitions Editor. In that role, she helped many SAS customers and employees become authors of the ever-popular SAS technical and business books.
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3 weeks ago
Presentation Description: Fact: Most data scientists speak multiple coding languages. So, why should you feel obligated to use just one when you’re in a SAS environment? Spoiler alert: You shouldn’t! In this workshop, you learn how easy it is to use SAS, SQL, R, and Python within Jupyter. It’s (almost always) better together – so learn how to leverage the cloud architecture to better integrate your projects and speed up your time to value! Presenter: Rachel McLawhon, SAS Analytical Training Consultant
Email researchtrianglesasusersgroup@gmail.com for the Zoom link
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3 weeks ago
Make plans to join the SANDS Meeting on January 29, 2025, at the Pfizer La Jolla Campus from 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM PST! It's going to be an exciting in-person event where two very popular and distinguished SAS speakers, Charu Shankar and Michele Ensor, will deliver presentation topics that will surely excite fellow SAS users. Plus, SAS will provide SANDS users with dinner and networking opportunities. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn, share, network with friends, colleagues, and fellow SAS professionals while gaining valuable SAS insights and programming techniques.
Mark your calendars and we'll see you there!
See the agenda and register for the meeting!
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12-05-2024
01:52 PM
Save the date!
The MSUG 2025 1-Day SAS Conference will be held on Wednesday, May 21 at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI!
Full details to come at https://www.misug.org/
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12-05-2024
01:48 PM
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Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025 Time: Noon - 1:00 PM ET Place: Online Cost: Free! However, please register by Tuesday, January 21 in order to receive the webinar link. Webinar information will be sent out on Wednesday, January 22. Registration will open soon at https://www.misug.org/
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SAS® PROC GEOCODE By Example: A Case Study - Louise Hadden, CORMAC
Reporting on missing and/or non-response data is of paramount importance when working with longitudinal surveillance, laboratory, and medical record data. For a CDC surveillance project with thousands of variables and weekly deliveries, an efficient and comprehensive assessment of missing values was required. PROC FREQ with the NLEVELS option, PROC REPORT and traffic-lighting, and PROC UNIVARIATE OUTTABLES can produce an effective, data-driven visualization. Data processing was performed using SAS 9.4 M7. This presentation is suitable for all skill levels.
Looking for the Missing(ness) Piece - Louise Hadden, CORMAC
Numerous international and domestic governments provide free public access to downloadable databases containing health data. One example is the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Care Compare data, which contains address information for providers. This paper and presentation will describe the process of downloading data and creating an analytic data base; running SAS®'s PROC GEOCODE (part of Base SAS®) using Tiger street address level data to obtain latitude and longitude at a finer level than zip code; modeling the data points using SAS/Stat, and finally using PROC SGMAP (part of Base SAS®) with annotation to create a visualization of a proximity analysis. Data processing was accomplished using BASE SAS® ( SAS 9.4 M7). This presentation is suitable for all skill levels. Louise Hadden presented at her first SAS conference in 1996 and has never looked back, presenting at multiple conferences across the continent over the years. She has given over 200 SAS user group presentations! She supports file building and analytic programming for CORMAC, most frequently on contracts with government agencies such as CMS and CDC, and specializes in reporting and data visualization. In her spare time, she reads voraciously, volunteers with the MSPCA, donates platelets with the Red Cross (up to 35 gallons!), and dabbles with photography.
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11-25-2024
08:11 AM
Thank you @New_2_SAS . What other topics would you like to see presented by SAS?
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11-12-2024
07:38 AM
You are correct, @Rick_SAS. I have corrected the date.
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11-11-2024
01:21 PM
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Date: Thursday November 14, 2024
Time: Noon to 1pm ET
Title: A Brief Introduction to DS2
Where: Virtual meeting on Zoom, email researchtrianglesasusersgroup@gmail.com for the Zoom link
Presenter: Charu Shankar
Description:
DS2 is a SAS programming language available in Base SAS 9.4+ and in all versions of SAS Viya.
The language is designed for simple, safe parallel processing using an intriguing combination of SQL and traditional DATA step syntax. DS2 is also capable of accessing and processing database high-precision numeric values such as BIGINT and DECIMAL without any loss of precision.
The paper discusses the benefits of converting a base SAS DATA step to DS2 when the DATA step process is CPU-bound and shows the amazing boost in processing speed that can be achieved by running the process in CAS on SAS Viya.
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11-07-2024
01:26 PM
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Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Time: Noon - 1:00 PM ET Place: Online Cost: Free! However, please register by Friday, November 29 in order to receive the webinar link. Webinar information will be sent out on Monday, December 2.
Register Now!
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Ten Tips for Effective Statistical Graphics - Rick Wicklin, SAS
This presentation offers tips for creating effective statistical graphics. Sometimes, a small change to a graph can make a big difference. Other times, it is better to replace the graph entirely. Always, it is vital to design graphs that convey a clear statistical message to your target audience. SAS code is shown for every tip. The complete SAS code is freely available. Rick Wicklin, PhD, is a distinguished researcher in computational statistics at SAS and is a principal developer of the SAS/IML matrix language. His areas of expertise include statistical graphics, computational statistics, simulation, and statistical programming. Rick has authored two books, including Simulating Data with SAS. He writes a popular blog about statistical programming and data visualization in SAS (http://blogs.sas.com/content/iml)
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10-24-2024
11:14 AM
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On Oct. 23, 2024, DCSUG hosted Sunil Gupta of Gupta Programming. Sunil presented "R Made Easier for SAS Programmers" to nearly 100 attendees. Great job, Sunil!
We invite you to view the recording and presentation slides below.
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10-17-2024
09:13 AM
Hi @Rebecca_K
I have released your post now. I initially couldn't find it in the quarantine last week. I do apologize for the delayed response. And thank you for using the SAS Community.
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10-09-2024
11:30 AM
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SAS User Groups provide an excellent opportunity to share knowledge and experience, and learn more about SAS solutions from colleagues, peers and SAS professionals. Whether you're a seasoned SAS software user with experiences to share or a newcomer who'd like to interact with other users, a user group is an excellent way to help you get the most value from your SAS technology. User groups offer a unique opportunity to:
Learn from other users and SAS professionals dealing with similar challenges.
Learn new techniques from users and professionals in various functions.
Connect with other SAS users and tap into local SAS resources.
Agenda coming soon. Register Now.
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10-07-2024
02:11 PM
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NJSUG held its first virtual meeting since the pandemic on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. SAS' Rich Papel gave the main presentation. Attendees also heard from the NJSUG Executive Committee. The slides are attached and the recording is below. NJSUG welcomes everyone to complete their survey, as well.
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09-19-2024
10:10 AM
Register for the next Valley of the Sun SAS User Group Meeting. Seats are limited so act fast.
AGENDA: 4:30pm - 5:00pm Meet & Greet
5:00pm - 6:30pm Dinner
6:00pm - 6:05pm Welcome and Introductions (5mins)
6:05pm - 7:00pm Feature Presentations
Phil Weiss - “Top Secrets to Unlocking the Power of SAS Viya.”
Joe Perry - "Questions about MetaData"
7:00pm - 7:05pm Closing Remarks
7:05pm - 7:15pm Raffle Door Prizes Giveaway
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09-19-2024
10:04 AM
Come join us for our annual PhilaSUG Onsite Meeting!
Location: 1815 Augustine Cut Off, Wilmington, DE 19803
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024, from 10:30-5:00
Note: Registration is free, but it is required in advance for a smooth check-in.
Hear from SAS presenters Melodie Rush, Shannon Moore and Russ Bandong and network wth other SAS users in the Philadelphia and Delaware regions.
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09-12-2024
10:36 AM
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DCSUG presents: R Made Easier for SAS Users
R offers SAS statistical programmers an opportunity to expand their programming skill set by applying new trending R language in data input, management, analysis and presentation. Many of the typical clinical trials workflow programming tasks can be accomplished in R. Making the migration to R can be challenging, unless you follow a path that ignores traditional data science trials and focus on SQL and database programming concepts. Smarter organizations and SAS programmers follow a guided journey to learn and apply best practices based on basic R base and tidyverse functions. Direct comparison of SAS data step and procedures helps to better understand how R processes data and data frame concepts.
Presented by Sunil Gupta
Sunil Gupta, MS, is an international speaker, best-selling author of five SAS books, and a global SAS/R Developer and CDISC SME and corporate trainer. Sunil is an advocate of CDISC automation and standardization with over thirty years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, Sunil is teaching Practical R for SAS Programmers and a CDISC online class at the University of California at San Diego at UCSD Extension. In 2019, Sunil published his fifth book, Clinical Data Quality Checks for CDISC Compliance Using SAS and in 2011, Sunil launched his unique SAS mentoring blog, SASSavvy.com, for smarter SAS searches and R-Guru.com for R Self-Study Class and Mentoring programming. Sunil has MS in Bioengineering from Clemson University and a BS in Applied Mathematics from the College of Charleston.
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